Talking Floorball Podcast

On this episode of the Talking Floorball Podcast we chat with Latvian Men's' national team forward Krišjānis Tiltiņš!Krišjānis talks to us about his experiences growing up in a Floorball mad city and developing into the player he is today. From moving to Finland and then becoming the first ever draft pick in the F-Liiga draft back in 2023 and what that whole process entails. Of course on the road to The World Games in Chengdu, China we also discuss Krišjānis's previous experiences at the 2022 edition in Birmingham. Alabama and what to expect from Team Latvia at the 2025 contest. Of course we couldn't not speak about that famous QF victory at the 2024 WFC in Malmö also.

On this episode of the Talking Floorball Podcast we chat with Canadian Women's' national team forward Elise Van Thielen!Elise speaks with us about her journey growing up in Belgium and making the decision to not just play and focus on Floorball but to also represent Canada on the international stage. Elise takes us through her journey, being inspired at a young age by the superstars of Sweden before herself moving up north to play and train in the country that inspired her to play the sport even more. We also speak on her preparations with Canada for The World Games 2025 and what the expectations are for the squad in Chengdu.

It's the return of the Talking Floorball Podcast and what better way to mark the return then with Swiss Men's national team co-captain Noel Seiler!Noel talks us through his career, representing the Swiss national team and his reasons for switching and moving to play his club floorball in Sweden with new side Falun. We also speak with Noel about his preparations for The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China as his Swiss side look to improve and get back on the medal podium again.

In this special episode 25 of the Talking Floorball Podcast we chat with Joonas Donskoi, known for being a star in the NHL and Finnish top division of Ice Hockey. After ending his ice hockey career due to injuries Joonas took some time away from competitive sport before deciding to jump back in with the NAFL and Floorball, joining the Minnesota Growlers as they search for their first Troy Cup in the NAFL.Joonas speaks about his hockey life, what led him to Floorball and what we might be able to expect from the man most commonly known for wearing ice skates and not trainers.

Episode 24 has hosts Mari and James talk about all the big and recent transfers in the world of Floorball across Europe and breaks down the pairings for the Champions Cup Quarter-Finals that begin in August to kick off the upcoming new season!

Episode 23 sees hosts James and Mari return to go over all the action the hectic month of May provided for international Floorball! From the U19 and 3v3 WFC in Lahti to the Men's AOFC WFCQ in Philippines we take you through all the stories and moments from the past 30 days of Floorball!

Episode 22 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is with U19 World Champion in 2022, Swedish Goalkeeper Maja Lindsjö!Maja talks us through her career starting from youth categories going through the junior levels before eventually reaching the Swedish Women's U19 national team and going on to become Junior World Champion in Katowice, Poland. We also look at the upcoming inaugural 3v3 World Floorball Championships in Lahti, Finland where Maja will represent Team Sweden as they look to add yet another World Championship Trophy to the collection.

Episode 21 is a mega preview of the upcoming Women's U19 World Floorball Championships 2024 in Lahti, Finland!Hosts James and Mari take you through each team and group at the upcoming U19 WFC, with players to watch, interesting facts and behind the scenes of the teams and Championships as a whole. We even give our predictions for the U19 WFC and who we think will take home a medal in Lahti.

Episode 20 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is another interview but this time with Finnish referee Tom Kirjonen! Tom is hanging up his whistle and retiring from being a Floorball referee at the end of this season, with the U19 WFC in Lahti being his last tournament.Alongside referee partner Jyrki Sirkka, Tom has been on the top level of domestic and international level for refereeing for several years with the pair being the WFC 2019 final referee pair in Switzerland. Tom speaks with us about his journey through Floorball, starting off in Finland and all his experiences both domestically and internationally.

Episode 19 marks the return of player interviews on the Talking Floorball Podcast! One of the brightest rising stars in the world of Floorball, from Switzerland, Lisa von Arx joins us to talk through her journey and rise in the world of Floorball.Lisa already has been part of the U19 squad in Katowice at the 2022 U19 WFC and will again represent Switzerland this May in Lahti at the U19 WFC 2024. Having represented the Swiss Women's senior team already in qualifications and at the WFC 2023 in Singapore, Lisa is a vital part of her club side Wizards Bern Burgdorf in the Swiss top division and at 19 years of age is only just getting started.From growing up playing with boys to playing U21 level at only 15 years of age, Lisa speaks on how she became the player she is today and what her "special move" on the field of play would be in certain situations.

Episode 18 of the Talking Floorball Podcast breaks down the upcoming first ever 3v3 World Floorball Championships coming up in Lahti, Finland in May of 2024. Hosts James and Mari talk about all the details with the event, from who is competing, the rules, streaming details and everything else in between.

Episode 17 of the Talking Floorball Podcast with hosts James and Mari! Going over all the European Top 4 Leagues and their upcoming playoffs, the ballot draw for the Men's WFC 2024 and the recent news that the European Championships will return in 2026 starting with the Women!

Episode 16 of the Talking Floorball Podcast means hosts James and Mari are back! Going over all the events including WFC 2023, Champions Cup Finals and the recent European WFCQ's.We go through every event and what happened including surprise results, winners and who will join Sweden at the Men's WFC 2024 at the end of the year. We answer and go through some of your fan questions too!

Episode 15 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is the most relaxed one yet as hosts James and Mari talk through all the teams competing in Singapore for the 2023 Women's World Championships on site in the "Lion City".We go through the players and teams to watch from each side, give our own predictions for the medalists and hear from others in the IFF staff on their thoughts on who might be taking medals from Singapore back home.

Episode 14 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Matilda Östlund Visén!The Swedish goalie who currently plays for top SSL side Täby FC, speaks on her journey through the Swedish junior system, her time at several different teams including playing in a men's league for a time before eventually rising to become one of the best goalkeepers not just in Sweden but in the world.We dive into that WFC 2021 in Uppsala where Matilda helped her Swedish side defeat Finland in the final to become World Champions and look at how Sweden will prepare to defend their title as World Champions for the 9th time in a row in Singapore this December!

Episode 13 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Andrea Gämperli! The Swiss forward who has been with the Dietlikon team near Zurich for almost her whole career talks us through her journey starting off in the junior leagues and heading into her first U19 and Senior WFC's. We also speak about Andrea's move to the SSL and Malmö before her return to Switzerland.Of course we also chat about THAT game in Neuchâtel during the 2019 WFC in the semi final and the equally crazy final which were almost home bliss for the Swiss. We take a look ahead to Singapore and discuss how team Switzerland are preparing to play in the city they last won their previous World Championship title back in 2005.

Episode 12 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Noora Vuorela! The Finnish Goalie who has played her entire career for current Finnish champions TPS from Turku takes us through her early beginnings in floorball and those first moments representing Finland and winning U19 World Championship Gold in 2012. Noora is one of the strongest goalies in world floorball and also talks about how she balances her life as an elite level goalkeeper alongside her work & studies and being a mother. Noora will be heading to Singapore with Team Finland for her 2nd senior World Championships and looking to earn Finland's first Women's gold since the 2001 World Championships in Riga.

Episode 11 of the Talking Floorball Podcast begins our #roadtoSingapore series with the first player interview of November, Martina Repkova! The Czech forward who now plays in Switzerland for Zug United takes us through her early beginnings in floorball and her progression both for for Chodov and the start of her national team career. Martina is a star forward both for the Czech Women's National Team and Zug United and will be looking to help push her Czech team to their first Women's World Championship medal since 2013 this December in Singapore.

Episode 10 of the Talking Floorball Podcast sees the return of co host Mari as we break down all the events, goals and things that happened across Europe at the October International Weekend. From Turku to Banska Bystrica it was a busy weekend in particular for all the Women's teams making their final preparations before the World Championships in Singapore later this year!

Episode 9 of the Talking Floorball Podcast introduces the newest addition to the IFF, Blanka Benyo! In this episode we chat with Blanka about her career in floorball so far in Hungary, Switzerland and now Finland and go over some interesting stories and events that have happened so far. Blanka is part of the Hungarian national Women's team and now will work at the IFF as part of the media team for the next 6 months.

We are back after a summer break for Episode 8! In this episode we go over all the events and news that happened over the summer in the world of floorball.NAFL Season 2, EuroFloorballChallenge, U19 WFCQ and group ballot and we even announce the newest staff member joining the IFF!

Episode 7 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is another interview edition with one of the best referees in the world, Thomas Andersson! Thomas is one of the most experienced and respected referees in the world of Floorball and has over 20 years of ref experience both on a national and international stage. Recently receiving the award for best referee pair of the year in Sweden for the 4th time alongside partner Rickard Wissman, Thomas gives us an insight into the world of a top level referee, how he prepares for a season and gives his tips and experiences for enjoying life as a floorball referee.Some links below that Thomas made in collaboration with floorballtoday with tips and tricks for all referees:https://floorballtoday.com/10-crucial-referee-tips-for-beginners/https://floorballtoday.com/referee-tips-communication-with-players-and-coaches/https://floorballtoday.com/10-essential-referee-tips-advanced-from-world-class-referee/

Episode 6 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is a special interview edition with the voice of Floorball himself Olly Hogben! Olly is iconic around the Floorball world for providing the commentary on all IFF World Championships since 2017, starting his Floorball commentary career back at the 2017 World Games!Olly speaks not just about his Floorball commentary career but how it compares to the other sports he commentates on, give us some behind the scenes look on what it takes to prepare commentary amongst some tips and answers your questions!

Episode 5 of the Talking Floorball Podcast has hosts James and Mari go through the recent F Liiga draft and what it was all about. We speak about the schedule for the upcoming Women's WFC 2023 and the future hosts announced for the floorball World Championships.

In this episode of the Talking Floorball Podcast hosts James and Mari go through the results of the recent U19 World Floorball Championships in Frederikshavn, Denmark.We speak about how every team performed and the players that put their name as future of stars of the sport. We also look at our own predictions for the event, talk about the SEA Games 2023 and answer your fan questions!

In this episode of the Talking Floorball Podcast hosts James and Mari preview the upcoming U19 World Floorball Championships in Frederikshavn, Denmark.We go through each group and talk about who could be the star players for each country in the competition. We also predict who will go on to finish with a medal from this edition of the U19 WFC!

On Episode 2 of the Talking Floorball Podcast, your hosts James and Mari go through the recent happenings across the top leagues in Europe with many playoff finals taking place! We also answer your questions about why Floorball isn't in the Olympics and who our dark horse (or black horse) is for the upcoming U19 WFC 2023!

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Talking Floorball Podcast by the International Floorball Federation!In this episode we introduce hosts James and Mari, talk about our start in floorball and the IFF, some of our favourite and funny moments so far and recap all the WFCQ events at the start of the year!